You will create an information portal on a particular topic. You will EITHER EMBED (IF POSSIBLE) OR LINK TO YOUR PATHFINDER ON OUR PATHFINDER SWAP PAGE.
HELPFUL HINT: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL HERE (WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO REINVENT THE WHEEL! :>) MAKE FINDING YOUR RESOURCES FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT EASIER BY GOING TO JOYCE VALENZA'S LIBRARYGUIDE AND/OR MY LIBRARY SITE AS YOUR STARTING POINT.
EVANGELINE--TOPIC: COPYRIGHT/FAIR USE/CREATIVE COMMONS-->AUDIENCE: MS/HS-->TOOL: BAG THE WEB
Step 1:Your assignment is to create a pathfinder for the topic you are assigned. Step 2: GO TO YOUR ASSIGNED TOOL, REGISTER, AND SPEND A LITTLE WHILE LEARNING HOW TO USE THE TOOL. THEN: Step 3: THINK ABOUT
Who your audience is
How you can break the topic down into subtopics...by different kinds of resources (such as images, videos, reference sites)?? By subtopics related to the main topic??
What online resources/search engines/social media perhaps, will you use to find the appropriate sources for your pathfinder?
What elements will you incorporate to make your pathfinder useful, appealing, and age appropriate?? Refer to Annette Lamb's page for ideas.
Step 4: Your pathfinder should BE LINKED OR EMBEDDED INTO OUR PATHFINDER SWAP PAGE--PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME UNDER IT. BE PREPARED TO PRESENT YOUR PATHFINDER TO THE CLASS AND TO TALK ABOUT POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES OF THE TOOL YOU WERE ASSIGNED.
MORE RESOURCES 4 U: Go to Annette Lamb's Pathfinder's Page and carefully read through the page, beginning at "Pathfinder Design". Be sure to click on many of the examples she provides. Reading from Joyce Valenza's SLJ blog: More Pathfinder Examples:
Challenge: PATHFINDER SWAP
You will create an information portal on a particular topic. You will EITHER EMBED (IF POSSIBLE) OR LINK TO YOUR PATHFINDER ON OUR PATHFINDER SWAP PAGE.
HELPFUL HINT: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL HERE (WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO REINVENT THE WHEEL! :>) MAKE FINDING YOUR RESOURCES FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT EASIER BY GOING TO JOYCE VALENZA'S LIBRARYGUIDE AND/OR MY LIBRARY SITE AS YOUR STARTING POINT.
COLLEEN --TOPIC: CYBERBULLYING -->AUDIENCE: ELEMENTARY -->TOOL: LIVEBINDERS
MELANIE--TOPIC: SEARCH ENGINES -->AUDIENCE: ELEMENTARY-->TOOL: LIVEBINDERS
LISA --TOPIC: SMARTBOARD RESOURCES-->AUDIENCE: LIBRARIANS AND TEACHERS-->TOOL: BAG THE WEB
NICOLE--TOPIC: EBOOKS ONLINE-->AUDIENCE: MS-HS-->TOOL: BAG THE WEB
CARLO--TOPPIC: BIBLIOGRAPHY/CITATION TOOLS-->AUDIENCE: ELEMENTARY/MS-->TOOL: BAG THE WEB
MARK--TOPIC: DIGITAL ETIQUETTE "NETIQUETTE"-->AUDIENCE: ELEMENTARY/MS: LIVEBINDERS
TRACY--TOPIC: CYBERSAFETY-->AUDIENCE: ELEMENTARY-->TOOL: LIVEBINDERS
EVANGELINE--TOPIC: COPYRIGHT/FAIR USE/CREATIVE COMMONS-->AUDIENCE: MS/HS-->TOOL: BAG THE WEB
Step 1: Your assignment is to create a pathfinder for the topic you are assigned.
Step 2: GO TO YOUR ASSIGNED TOOL, REGISTER, AND SPEND A LITTLE WHILE LEARNING HOW TO USE THE TOOL. THEN:
Step 3: THINK ABOUT
- Who your audience is
- How you can break the topic down into subtopics...by different kinds of resources (such as images, videos, reference sites)?? By subtopics related to the main topic??
- What online resources/search engines/social media perhaps, will you use to find the appropriate sources for your pathfinder?
- What elements will you incorporate to make your pathfinder useful, appealing, and age appropriate?? Refer to Annette Lamb's page for ideas.
Step 4: Your pathfinder should BE LINKED OR EMBEDDED INTO OUR PATHFINDER SWAP PAGE--PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME UNDER IT. BE PREPARED TO PRESENT YOUR PATHFINDER TO THE CLASS AND TO TALK ABOUT POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES OF THE TOOL YOU WERE ASSIGNED.MORE RESOURCES 4 U:
Go to Annette Lamb's Pathfinder's Page and carefully read through the page, beginning at "Pathfinder Design". Be sure to click on many of the examples she provides.
Reading from Joyce Valenza's SLJ blog:
More Pathfinder Examples:
- Milken Community High School Pathfinders http://www.mchschool.org/library/pathfinders.htm
- Wenatchee School District's Pathfinder for Constructing Pathfinders: Resource Guides for Class Assignments http://home.wsd.wednet.edu/pathfinders/path.htm
- Harris Library Pathfinders http://msass.case.edu/harrislibrary/LibStudents/pathfinders/
- Springfield Township High School Pathfinders pathmenu.html
- Internet Public Library Pathfinders http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/
- Morton Grove Public Library's Bibliographies and Pathfinders http://www.webrary.org/rs/bibmenu.html
- Pathfinders for Kids -- Indianapolis Marion Public Library http://infozone.imcpl.org/kids_pathfinders.htm
- Lakewood High School Pathfinders http://www.lkwdpl.org/lhs/lhspath.htm
- Camden County Subject Guides/ Pathfinders http://www.camden.lib.nj.us/reference/subject.htm
- Millard Public Schools Pathfinders http://www.esu3.org/districts/millard/centmidd/vertlib/path.html
- Multnomah Homework Center - Social Issues
- 50 States Pathfinder
- Lewis and Clark Pathfinder
- –Black History
- –Community High School, District 94
jOYCE VALENZA'S HS:http://sdst.libguides.com/index.php